Georgia tailback Keith Marshall (4) outruns Auburn defensive back Jermaine Whitehead (9) for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, in Auburn, Ala.AUBURN, Ala. – Aaron Murray passed for 208 yards and three touchdowns, freshman tailbacks Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall each ran for more than 100 yards and No. 5 Georgia overwhelmed Auburn 38-0 on Saturday night, sending the Bulldogs back to the SEC championship game.
Georgia (9-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) was methodical in its dominating win. It scored the first shutout for either team in the series since the Bulldogs’ 28-0 win in 1976.
Auburn (2-8, 0-7 SEC) was held to 238 yards, including 57 yards rushing, as its disappointing season with embattled coach Gene Chizik suffered another embarrassing low.
Georgia, the Eastern Division champion, earned its second straight trip to the Dec. 1 SEC championship game in Atlanta. Top-ranked Alabama, beaten by No. 15 Texas A&M 29-24 on Saturday, can win the Western Division title by beating Auburn on Nov. 24.
By the start of the fourth quarter, Bulldogs fans were the majority in Jordan-Hare Stadium. After the game, Georgia players rushed to corner of the end zone to celebrate with the fans, who chanted “SEC! SEC!”